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Ultra Nox - Hattrick - Season III
V.56 is the toughest series in Division 5. I am in it, with several competitive teams...new strategies, new faces...
Apologies for my previous attempt to merge mystery noir to hattrick...it ran out of gas, hopefully my team won't... The team has changed...some faces are new, some the same, some are under the gun.... The board was pleased that I: a)was out of debt by the end of the season b)settled down to one form of training, strikers c)placed 4th, and therefore, dipped into the prize money. No real changes from that philosophy, though I will try hard to keep in check with a, and try hard to manage c again. I love training strikers, it's fun, and I have some nice prospects... Onward: |
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11-18-2003, 10:10 PM
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Defenders:
I'm not going to post all attributes, but I have a nice core of defenders, I decided to compliment the team with some vets... Starters are: Ike Noe (defense=solid), a good core team member, and the only remaining member of the original team. Ismael Gavin (defense=passable), I play him at wingback, he has inadequate experience and passable PM skills Rob Dunn (defense=solid) youth pull who has inadequate PM skills as well --others to note-- Adam Stark (defense=solid), youth pull, also has passable PM skills Steve Delay (defense=passable, passing=passable) Steve plays midfielder, currently injured.
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11-18-2003, 10:17 PM
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Midfield:
Claude Karetu (playmaking and passing=solid), new acquistion will spearhead the offense, weak offense should help, he's 30, so he'll slowly erode, but for one season he may keep us in the game. Frederic Amoudry (PM =solid), secondaries are both inadequate, was top dog till Karetu showed up, will play the added middie position. Steve Delay (PM=passable), secondaries are passable, nice well rounded player, currently injured for 3 weeks ---others to note--- Jorge Urioste (PM=solid), has weak passing, but is still decent, will play while Delay is hurt Lucio Cabras (PM and defense=passable), has weak experience, but now has been relegated to B team, we need offense, not defense Charles Magennis (PM and passing=inadequate) has weak experience, but solid set pieces...relegated to team B Guillermo Sala (PM and passing=inadequate), pseudoclown who will get limited time
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"General Woundwort's body was never found. It could be that he still lives his fierce life somewhere else, but from that day on, mother rabbits would tell their kittens that if they did not do as they were told, the General would get them. Such was Woundwort's monument, and perhaps it would not have displeased him." Watership Down, Richard Adams |
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11-18-2003, 10:20 PM
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Wingers:
All three play wing offensive Bay Farr (winger=solid, PM=passable), my starter, has weak passing --others to note-- Davor Madja (winger and PM=passable), starts on the B-team, for cups Siem Herben (winger=passable, PM=solid) would be starting if his form could improve from poor, perhaps this week.
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"General Woundwort's body was never found. It could be that he still lives his fierce life somewhere else, but from that day on, mother rabbits would tell their kittens that if they did not do as they were told, the General would get them. Such was Woundwort's monument, and perhaps it would not have displeased him." Watership Down, Richard Adams |
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11-18-2003, 10:23 PM
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Strikers:
Oscar Alvarez (scoring=excellent, passing=passable) my pride and joy youth pull, and only 19 Gary Grewar (scoring=solid), somewhat a defensive forward, he's a high solid, and a favorite player Xu Hey-You (scoring=passable, passing=solid) bought him for the name and passing, is just catching up on scoring... -others to note- Branko Manenica (scoring=solid) will probably have to sell to put a dent in the new acquistion...good player though Erick Weller (scoring=passable) also has passable defense, but he's quick, nice prospect, only 18 Tudor Lazor (scoring=passable) also has passable defense, but he's quick and 17.
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"General Woundwort's body was never found. It could be that he still lives his fierce life somewhere else, but from that day on, mother rabbits would tell their kittens that if they did not do as they were told, the General would get them. Such was Woundwort's monument, and perhaps it would not have displeased him." Watership Down, Richard Adams |
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11-18-2003, 10:24 PM
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Coach Amici is a solid with wretched leadership and inadequate experience, I'm hoping he holds out one more season for me.
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"General Woundwort's body was never found. It could be that he still lives his fierce life somewhere else, but from that day on, mother rabbits would tell their kittens that if they did not do as they were told, the General would get them. Such was Woundwort's monument, and perhaps it would not have displeased him." Watership Down, Richard Adams |
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11-18-2003, 10:25 PM
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We win our first game of the season in the Cup 7-0 against a bot team...it was nice...
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"General Woundwort's body was never found. It could be that he still lives his fierce life somewhere else, but from that day on, mother rabbits would tell their kittens that if they did not do as they were told, the General would get them. Such was Woundwort's monument, and perhaps it would not have displeased him." Watership Down, Richard Adams |
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11-18-2003, 10:26 PM
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Against our series, sadly that's another story:
Due to an all-day shower, 23133 paying spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog at The Swamp. Nationals started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Nielsen - Jackson, Cisneros, Wilson - Davenport, Tobiasson, Connelly, Martínez Bueno, Rojas - Caffe, Wai-Kong. Ultra started off with a 3-4-3 lineup. They fielded: Cambra - Sivit Gañán, Noe, Dunn - Amoudry, Delay, Urioste, Farr - Grewar, Hey-You, Alvarez. Nationals were mostly trying to use the flanks for their attacks. Ultra seemed to prefer attacking in the middle. In the 31st minute the home side managed to get a 1 - 0 lead as Kees Caffe flipped the ball after a cross pass from the right. After 41 minutes Qiu Wai-Kong put Nationals ahead 2 - 0 as he rose to head in a hooked ball, the result of an effort from the right side. The referee showed Nationalss Qiu Wai-Kong the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. The Ultra player was Steve Delay who had to be helped off the pitch, unable to finish the game. Unsportsmanlike behaviour by Qiu Wai-Kong rendered him his second booking of the match, and Nationals had to finish the game with a reduced squad. After 43 minutes Ultra´s Gary Grewar contracted a slight foot injury, but could finish the game. The teams went for a half-time break at 2 - 0. The fortyfive minutes were dominated by Nationals, with an impressive 62 percent possession of the ball. Nationals put their lead ahead another goal as Edwin Rojas struck home the 3 - 0 goal, after an attack from the left setting him up unmarked with the keeper. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, Nationals´s Christian Tobiasson got himself booked. Everett Jackson made several blunders at the end of the game, causing a good deal of unrest in the defensive line. With 69 minutes played Kenneth Cisneros could have brought this one home for Nationals, had his hooked ball gone in, but it went just a bit too high. Nationals held the ball, with a clear 63 percent possession rate. Most important Nationals player was Rob Connelly. Edwin Rojas was a disappointment, however. The most dominating Ultra player was without a doubt Óscar Alvarez. Gary Grewar was a disappointment, however. The match ends 3 - 0.
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11-18-2003, 10:27 PM
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We get killed shutout and destroyed, we plan for revenge at the end of the season...
This is where we acquire Claude Karetu, we now face a weak team called the Flaming Weasel, we'll see how we fare against them tomorrow...
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11-18-2003, 10:52 PM
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dam... i need to get a youth squad like yours
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11-19-2003, 12:11 AM
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I actually had another 18 year old besides Branko, who was also a solid striker, but sold him when his form got unstable, and too make room for Tudor...Branko and my previous solid striker I bought cheap prior to the end of the season (they were both 17)...my entire striker team is young, Grewar is the vet at 20/21. I want to keep him as long as I can because I've grown rather fond of him, he almost won the lead scoring title once and just has been very reliable... |
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11-19-2003, 12:12 AM
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Goalies
Cambra (solid keeper) Saphou (passable keeper) Both are durable, reliable and good, Saphou (first name) is a high passable, Cambra is mid to high solid...Cambra is my starter for league games, Saphou will start my early cup games, and all friendlies...
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"General Woundwort's body was never found. It could be that he still lives his fierce life somewhere else, but from that day on, mother rabbits would tell their kittens that if they did not do as they were told, the General would get them. Such was Woundwort's monument, and perhaps it would not have displeased him." Watership Down, Richard Adams |
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11-20-2003, 10:10 AM
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The Flaming Weasels FC - Ultra Nox 2 - 3
Date: 11/20/2003 at 01:00 MatchID: 13157088 Arena: The Flaming Weasels FC Arena Crowd: 4128 Due to an all-day shower, 4128 paying spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog at The Flaming Weasels FC Arena. Flaming started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Dijkman - Stringer, Holt, Ernst - Chandler, Runyon, Simpson, Irwin, Amador - Hyman, Vargas. Ultra had chosen a strategic 3-4-3 formation. The following players had been chosen: Supriyadi - Stark, Sivit Gañán, Noe - Karetu, Cabras, Magennis, Herben - Manenica, Weller, Lazãr. Ultra mostly ignored the flanks in favour of attacks in the middle. After a fine move down the middle Bruce Vargas nearly gave the home side one up in the 1st minute. The finishing shot went just wide, though. With 2 minutes played Casey Chandler almost gave the home side the lead with an unexpected free kick set up, but visitors Saphou Supriyadi was onto it, grabbing the would be break through ball. Ultras Charles Magennis got himself booked after a foul. Flamings Bruce Vargas gave, after 11 minutes, the home team a 1 - 0 lead after an attack coming in from the right. The teams went for a half-time break at 1 - 0. Ultra held the ball, with a clear 53 percent possession rate. In the 47:th minute Flaming put themselves up 2 - 0. The visitors defenders lost the ball to Bruce Vargas coming up from the left, who proceeded to cooly round the goaltender and knock the ball home. The referee showed Ultras Ismael Sivit Gañán the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. A couple of quick and successful challenges, followed by a shot from just outside the penalty area after 65 minutes might have resulted in another goal for Flaming. However, Saphou Supriyadi made a spectacular save. Flaming appeared unsure on how to play. Ultra showed some good morale and were, in the 79:th minute, able to reduce the score to 2 - 1 as Claude Karetu got past the home sides full backs straight in front of the goal. Jim Ernst behaved like an inexperienced youth player in the 81st minute as he gave the ball away to an opponent. Lucky for him though, there was no goal. Some brilliant football from the visitors right wing resulted in a 83rd minute levelling of scores as Ultras Lucio Cabras equalised to 2 - 2. Ultra held the ball, with a clear 72 percent possession rate. After the regular 90 minutes, the agony of overtime followed. Ultra took the lead in the games 97:th minute with 2 - 3 after some elegant plays down the middle. Branko Manenica was the scorer. This put an end to extra time, making Ultra the winners. The most dominating Flaming player was without a doubt Cornell Runyon. Andrew Simpson was a disappointment, however. Most important Ultra player was Claude Karetu. Siem Herben on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 2 - 3. Almost upset, but rally back to win, exciting and too damn scary, I need a long cup run to pay for Karetu, but he earns his money starting our rally
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"General Woundwort's body was never found. It could be that he still lives his fierce life somewhere else, but from that day on, mother rabbits would tell their kittens that if they did not do as they were told, the General would get them. Such was Woundwort's monument, and perhaps it would not have displeased him." Watership Down, Richard Adams |
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11-20-2003, 10:11 AM
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The Flaming Weasels FC
Player rating and Team formation Midfield: poor Right Side Defence: inadequate Central Defence: passable Left Side Defence: weak Right Side Attack: inadequate Central Attack: passable Left Side Attack: inadequate Ultra Nox Player rating and Team formation Midfield: poor Right Side Defence: excellent Central Defence: outstanding Left Side Defence: inadequate Right Side Attack: poor Central Attack: excellent Left Side Attack: passable Home team advantage, bad weather, and almost even midfields almost led to this disaster, guess our stamina held out
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"General Woundwort's body was never found. It could be that he still lives his fierce life somewhere else, but from that day on, mother rabbits would tell their kittens that if they did not do as they were told, the General would get them. Such was Woundwort's monument, and perhaps it would not have displeased him." Watership Down, Richard Adams |
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11-20-2003, 10:16 AM
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Stars:
Supriyadi (GK), Magennis(IM), Lazar(F), Weller(F)=2 stars Stark (WB), Manenica (F), Cabaras (DMid) =2.5 Karetu (OffMid), Noe (Def), Ganan(Def)=3.0 Herben (Wing) =1.5 Ganan and Cabras get experience improvements with Ganan going to passable and Cabras to inadequate. I've placed Cabras on the market for 70k, I may regret it. Herben had poor form, hopefully this cup match will boost him to a more playable form, if not he'll be on the bench till cups turn to friendlies.
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"General Woundwort's body was never found. It could be that he still lives his fierce life somewhere else, but from that day on, mother rabbits would tell their kittens that if they did not do as they were told, the General would get them. Such was Woundwort's monument, and perhaps it would not have displeased him." Watership Down, Richard Adams |
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11-20-2003, 10:21 AM
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V.56 teams still in cup:
Ring of Fire Nationals Heavy Metal Ultra Nox Out of the Cup: Riddle Mesa Mehados PA Tall Trees bangeranger Riddle is an upset, Mesa still has no offense, PA and bang are upstarts who ran into better teams.
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"General Woundwort's body was never found. It could be that he still lives his fierce life somewhere else, but from that day on, mother rabbits would tell their kittens that if they did not do as they were told, the General would get them. Such was Woundwort's monument, and perhaps it would not have displeased him." Watership Down, Richard Adams |
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11-20-2003, 10:53 AM
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What do I do now?
Here's the rub...I'm playing a good team this week in the league, I'm playing a good team in the cup. I have two decent wingers. Should I go back to a 3-5-2 for league games. The 3-4-3 while fun and gun, is no match for a well equipped midfield team, (See Nationals game)...I get sliced and diced, and with 3 decent middies now, I can toe the line. The disadantage is obvious, 3-4-3 would have to be in my cup games, and one player would be removed from training, never a good thing...the added problem, once an excellent in the 3-5-2, I'm a poor, so I'm left with bringing an intangible to the front, if any confusion occurs, I could be sunk before I leave the dock. Now if I hold out, I have to better prep and use different strategies to combat my opponents... Pressing=I have a good stamina team, plus I have a powerful defender, which is a bonus...The other added bonus is that defense is taken into account for the entire team... check it: Noe (solid def, excellent stamina) Stark (solid def, inadequate stamina) Dunn (solid def, solid stamina) -nice back defense, though Stark needs a tiny bit better stamina- Gavin (passable def, excellent stamina) plus passable PM Delay (passable def, solid stamina) plus passable PM (hurt) Amoudry (inadequate def, excellent stamina) plus solid PM That's a decent midfield None of my starting wingers has any defense to consider but that's the bonus of having this guy... Claude Karetu (inadequate def, solid stamina) plus solid pm, passing and inadequate winger (his previous owner used him at this spot, and got 3.5 stars out of him) This leaves us to the front... Grewar (inadequate def, solid stamina) solid striker Hey-You (inadequate def, inadequate stamina) passable striker Weller (passable def, poor stamina) passable striker Probably not the best but Alvarez my star only has a poor defense, and probably would be best used during the CUP. Just a thought... Counterattack=There is a formula you can use to figure out how good you would be in the counterattack, with Delay, Hey-You (my one forward), and Noe...(for a 3-4-3) if I wanted to stack it with a 5-3-2, I may have a better chance, but at the risk of a terrible midfield (too much loss of possession). AIM-What I've been using and it's not going to help if I constantly use it. AOW-Hard to use this for a 3-4-3 unless I go two wingers instead of one, which hurts my midfield then. (I use 3 inner mids) Normal-always an option.
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"General Woundwort's body was never found. It could be that he still lives his fierce life somewhere else, but from that day on, mother rabbits would tell their kittens that if they did not do as they were told, the General would get them. Such was Woundwort's monument, and perhaps it would not have displeased him." Watership Down, Richard Adams |
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11-24-2003, 11:06 AM
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Ultra Nox - Riddle 1 - 3
Date: 11/24/2003 at 01:00 MatchID: 11048836 Arena: Ultra Nox Arena Crowd: 16951 At Ultra Nox Arena, 16951 punters turned up, and despite threatening clouds at the horizon, no rain came. Ultra had chosen a strategic 3-4-3 formation. The following players had been chosen: Supriyadi - Noe, Dunn, Stark - Farr, Sivit Gañán, Karetu, Amoudry - Hey-You, Alvarez, Manenica. Riddle tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Gottfried - Foster, Hermoso de Mendo, Matsson - Tijssen, Wilde, Looney, Domínguez, Reed - Håkansson, Staples. Ultra seemed to prefer attacking in the middle. Riddle saw most attack opportunites on the wings and were directing their passes that way. What was Claude Looney thinking? That's what everyone wondered when he for no apparent reason shot a cross pass over his own penalty area, giving Bay Farr an extra chance, but he didn't get the shot right.. Some quick foot work on the left side of the field in the 4:th minute left Riddle´s Dan Staples completely free to score. 0 - 1 for the visitors. Ultra will have to do without Óscar Alvarez for a time due to a bad foot injury. He was substituted by Gary Grewar. After 27 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for Alexander Wilde who increased Riddle´s lead to 0 - 2. A couple of inches to the right and Ike Noe´s free kick in the 30:th would have resulted in the goal of the year for Ultra. After the ball got lifted in from the left Alexander Wilde was on his own in the home side´s penalty area 32 minutes into the game, and should have scored, but missed, probably due to lack of concentration. Ultra had a brilliant opportunity to reply as Adam Stark received a high ball from the right, striking the ball still in the air. Only Julian Gottfried´s reflexes saved him. Halftime score was 0 - 2. Riddle held the ball, with a clear 59 percent possession rate. In the 48:th minute Ismael Sivit Gañán passed through the guests central line of defense, scoring the 1 - 2 goal. In the 69:th minute the visitors put themselves ahead 1 - 3 as Dan Staples finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. The fortyfive minutes were dominated by Riddle, with an impressive 57 percent possession of the ball. Most important Ultra player was Frédéric Amoudry. Gary Grewar was a disappointment, however. The most dominating Riddle player was without a doubt Alexander Wilde. Peter Matsson on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 1 - 3.
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"General Woundwort's body was never found. It could be that he still lives his fierce life somewhere else, but from that day on, mother rabbits would tell their kittens that if they did not do as they were told, the General would get them. Such was Woundwort's monument, and perhaps it would not have displeased him." Watership Down, Richard Adams |
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11-24-2003, 11:07 AM
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RATING
Ultra Nox Player rating and Team formation Midfield: inadequate Right Side Defence: formidable Central Defence: outstanding Left Side Defence: excellent Right Side Attack: solid Central Attack: excellent Left Side Attack: weak Riddle Player rating and Team formation Midfield: solid Right Side Defence: solid Central Defence: solid Left Side Defence: excellent Right Side Attack: excellent Central Attack: solid Left Side Attack: formidable
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"General Woundwort's body was never found. It could be that he still lives his fierce life somewhere else, but from that day on, mother rabbits would tell their kittens that if they did not do as they were told, the General would get them. Such was Woundwort's monument, and perhaps it would not have displeased him." Watership Down, Richard Adams Last edited by Qwikshot : 11-24-2003 at 11:07 AM. |
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11-24-2003, 11:09 AM
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We actually pull an inadequate defense on a 3-4-3, very nice.
We lose 3-1, very bad. We score our first league goal of the season, very nice. Only one team has fewer goals, and they sit above us in the standings, very bad. We are getting our star midfielder, defender back in a week, very nice. We lost our star striker for the next 3 weeks, very very bad. We play a tough 4-4-2 team in the cup match this week, sans Delay and Alvarez...so I've been doing some tactical thinking... more on this after the stars...
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"General Woundwort's body was never found. It could be that he still lives his fierce life somewhere else, but from that day on, mother rabbits would tell their kittens that if they did not do as they were told, the General would get them. Such was Woundwort's monument, and perhaps it would not have displeased him." Watership Down, Richard Adams |
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11-24-2003, 11:14 AM
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Stars:
Saphou (keeper), Hey-You (striker), Manenica (striker), Karetu (offmid), Stark (wingback) all had 2.5 stars Noe (wingback), Dunn (defender), Amoundry (mid), Ganan (defmid), Farr (wing) all had 3 stars Grewar (sub striker) and Alvarez (injured striker) both had 2 stars. The nice thing is that Ganan can play better at the defensive mid than Cabras (who is on the bench), he can also play defender, and has passable experience now, so he starts wherever I can plug him in. I should've gone with a 2 central defender, one wingback format, over two wingbacks, one central defender, but can't cry over it now... I play the goalless Mehados this week (they use pressing for everything, and have yet to do anything with offensive)...if I win, I can move from the automatic relegation spot to playing against a team relegation spot...critical right now, because after this match, I play Ring of Fire, and unless I get a ringer, there's no way I can beat this team.
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"General Woundwort's body was never found. It could be that he still lives his fierce life somewhere else, but from that day on, mother rabbits would tell their kittens that if they did not do as they were told, the General would get them. Such was Woundwort's monument, and perhaps it would not have displeased him." Watership Down, Richard Adams |
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11-24-2003, 11:22 AM
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Series: V.56 (8429)
Country: USA Level: 5 out of 6 Team Played Goals Points 1. Nationals 2 8 - 1 6 Good team that has become very potent in scoring...could be the leader of the division. 2. Riddle 2 5 - 1 6 Smoke and mirrors team, they're good but not that good. 3. Ring of Fire 2 4 - 1 4 I'm not the only team that is having a tough start, but at least Ring is on the good side of the table. 4. bangeranger 2 4 - 3 3 Surprise, but not really, their inagural game was against Tall Trees, and they slaughtered them...their results against Heavy Metal show them for what they really are, just a little fish in a big fish pond. 5. Heavy Metal Superst 2 3 - 4 3 First game was against Ring of Fire, this is a tough team, who will have no problem slicing through everyone but Ring, though I'm curious to see how they handle the Nationals. 6. Mesa Mehados 2 0 - 2 1 No goals people, this guy needs to sell one of his defenders to get a potent striker, then you have a dangerous team...only proves that defense isn't as relevant as midfield or scoring. Riddle beat them, I should be able to as well. 7. Ultra Nox 2 1 - 6 0 Well we aren't the worst team in the division, but this is a black day, needless to say, I'm amazed because our fans have been very understand, 6 just signed up...so we still have support, but for how long. 8. PA Tall Trees 2 2 - 9 0 This team is going to be chopped apart...
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"General Woundwort's body was never found. It could be that he still lives his fierce life somewhere else, but from that day on, mother rabbits would tell their kittens that if they did not do as they were told, the General would get them. Such was Woundwort's monument, and perhaps it would not have displeased him." Watership Down, Richard Adams |
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11-24-2003, 11:22 AM
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Mesa Mehados - Ring of Fire 0 - 0
Mehados shut down our toughest team, but that means they'll be hungry in a few weeks for fresh meat. PA Tall Trees - Nationals 1 - 5 Tall Trees is an unmanned human team, Nationals made quick work with them, and pushed into first place. Heavy Metal S - bangeranger 2 - 0 Heavy Metal had no problems with bangeranger, but they are a dangerous team who had a nice schedule to work with early this season...I really need to trounce banger to stay floating in div.56 Ultra Nox - Riddle 1 - 3 This was not unexpected, but I really wish that I could've inched out a win...
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I know that against the evil weasel (this week's cup match), that I have to at some point change my game to better adjust to my more formidable opponents...I figure two more weeks of winning and I break even in expenses, and may be back in black...which should be worth inking it out a few more weeks...just as long as it isn't at the expense of my training.
We lucked out (?) if you could call it that, and had four strikers play last Sunday, that means training for four, instead of 3, so I can greenlight a formation which requires only two strikers, instead of 3. I thought about the 3-5-2, once we were a bastion of the 3-5-2 but now we are poor at it, so I'm opting for the same philosophy as my opponent, 4-4-2 with wingbacks towards the mid. But, I'll add my own wrinkle to it, my two inner mids will be offensive, and my two wingers will be as well. I plan to attack on the wings... Now if anyone else is reading this (anyone, anyone) and see some other insight, I'll be more than happy to oblige. I use Hattrick Organizer religiously... 4-4-2 gets me 58.5 total strength. And since I have a good knowledge of the 4-4-2, no confusion chances... Now I could get creative and have 3 inner mids, and one less winger, and that gets me a 59.5. So I may just have to do that, but then the AOW is useless, so I'll play normal. I'm MOTSing, simply because I need the cash and I can PIC this week against the Mehados (gamble, but it's going to be a rough game anyway, or I'll PIC against ring since I have no hope).
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Ultra Nox - Evil Weasels 2 - 3
Date: 11/27/2003 at 01:00 MatchID: 13217079 Arena: Ultra Nox Arena Crowd: 14779 Due to an all-day shower, 14779 paying spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog at Ultra Nox Arena. Ultra had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Cambra - Sivit Gañán, Noe, Dunn, Stark - Farr, Karetu, Magennis, Majdic - Weller, Lazãr. Weasels had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Pyle - Baca, Michaud, Parks, Vann - Jeffrey, Geiger, Ackerman, Mott - Forman, Cooney. Ultra were mostly trying to use the flanks for their attacks. A crazy pass by Zack Parks towards his own goalie almost caused a goal for Ultra, but Davor Majdic didn't get the finish right. In the games 19:th minute Tim Cooney almost gave the visitors the lead, as he clipped a spectacular scissors shot just past the bar. Many thought Tudor Lazãr ought to have been awarded a penalty shot in the 26:th minute, as he went down trying to circle the visitors keeper Jarrett Pyle. Weasels took the lead in the games 30:th minute with 0 - 1 after some elegant plays down the middle. Tim Cooney was the scorer. 0 - 1 was the half-time score. Ultra held the ball, with a clear 51 percent possession rate. After 55 minutes of play Erick Weller equalised for Ultra after an elegant attack from the right. The home side put themselves ahead 2 - 1 in the 62nd by a breakthrough from Tudor Lazãr, who unaided came in out of the right wing hooking the ball over the visitors keeper. In the game's 74:th minute Weasels´s Heath Baca limped slightly after a late challenge, but he was able to continue. Visitors Daniel Forman was alert on a play coming in from the left, making the score a tie at 2 - 2 in the 75:th minute. In the games 79:th minute Weasels´s Leo Jeffrey fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee booked Leo Jeffrey for taking a dive. Weasels's Tim Cooney scored 2 - 3 by shooting accurately and hard from a long distance, leaving the opponent goalie no other option than to pick up the ball from the net. Weasels had, after 82 minutes of the game, worked the left side industriously, creating several opportunities to add to their lead, but somehow didn´t achieve closure. Weasels held the ball, with a clear 53 percent possession rate. The most dominating Ultra player was without a doubt Rob Dunn. Adam Stark on the other hand, had a terrible day. The most dominating Weasels player was without a doubt Heath Baca. Sylvester Vann was a disappointment, however. The match ends 2 - 3. We lose, we still don't have our best player, and of course, I MOTS'd, so we lose spirit...fun fun fun
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12-03-2003, 01:18 PM
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3 stars: Bay Farr (wing), Dunn, Noe (central defenders) 2 stars: Weller, Lazar (stikers) 2.5 stars: everyone else. Bay Farr is proving to be a strong signing, Claude Karetu is proving to be a free agent blunder of colossal squidlike proportions... form is still in the crapper. No training boosts, but I did up my physios and doctors to get Delay and Alvarez back...
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12-03-2003, 01:19 PM
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Ultra Nox
Player rating and Team formation Midfield: weak Right Side Defence: excellent Central Defence: excellent Left Side Defence: solid Right Side Attack: solid Central Attack: passable Left Side Attack: passable Evil Weasels Player rating and Team formation Midfield: weak Right Side Defence: excellent Central Defence: brilliant Left Side Defence: excellent Right Side Attack: solid Central Attack: passable Left Side Attack: passable It could've gone either way, it was an exciting game, just sad to be on the losing end.
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12-03-2003, 01:20 PM
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Mesa Mehados - Ultra Nox 3 - 0
Date: 12/1/2003 at 01:00 MatchID: 11048852 Arena: The Rio Crowd: 18699 A scorching day at The Rio, where 18699 spectators were in place for today´s match. Mehados started off with a 5-4-1 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Best - Fischer, Hamlin, Hatcher, Buendía, Lomax - Velazquez, Paulson, Taylor, Molina - Heng-suan. Ultra had chosen a strategic 3-4-3 formation. They fielded: Cambra - Noe, Sivit Gañán, Dunn - Farr, Karetu, Amoudry, Urioste - Hey-You, Manenica, Weller. Mehados tried to break through in the middle repeatedly, but kept getting stuck on the visitors defenders. A well placed corner kick from Robert Taylor was followed by Casey Lomax´s hard but accurate header. The nice combination meant goal for Mehados. The result now 1-0. In the 31st minute of the match the visitors central line of defence had to look on as Robert Taylor dashed through, knocking home 2 - 0 for Mehados. The home sides Robert Taylor twisted a free kick home in the 36:th minute, putting Mehados ahead 3 - 0. The structure of the game started to change as Mehados decided to pull back and meet their opponents in the defensive zone. Halftime score was 3 - 0. Mehados held the ball, with a clear 60 percent possession rate. After an industrious effort down the middle Robert Fischer could have closed the game off in the 55:th minute, but his finishing shot hit the post. A great save by goaltender Antonio Cambra in the 55:th minute kept the visitors in the game as Buchaca Buendía struck from the left with a real cannonball. In the games 57:th minute Mehados´s Yin Heng-suan fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee booked Yin Heng-suan for taking a dive. A great save by goaltender Antonio Cambra in the 67:th minute kept the visitors in the game as Robert Taylor struck from the left with a real cannonball. Mehados held the ball, with a clear 63 percent possession rate. Most important Mehados player was Buchaca Buendía. Robert Taylor was a disappointment, however. Ultra´s best player was Rob Dunn. Erick Weller was a disappointment, however. The match ends 3 - 0. Bad to worse...just horrible
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12-03-2003, 01:20 PM
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Mesa Mehados
Player rating and Team formation Midfield: inadequate Right Side Defence: titanic Central Defence: mythical Left Side Defence: magnificent Right Side Attack: wretched Central Attack: weak Left Side Attack: poor Ultra Nox Player rating and Team formation Midfield: poor Right Side Defence: excellent Central Defence: formidable Left Side Defence: passable Right Side Attack: excellent Central Attack: formidable Left Side Attack: weak
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12-03-2003, 01:21 PM
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I'm not going to bother listing stars right now...we play ring of fire this weekend...it's going to be bad if we don't get some key players back into shape.
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12-06-2003, 07:04 PM
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Stars against Mehados
3.5: Dunn (defender), 3: Cambra (gk), Amoudry (middie), Ganan (Defender), Farr (Winger), 2.5: everyone else Dunn was a surprise, but I think his form is really good right now...form has been rough this season. We lose our friendly as well, can't seem to win at all. Ring of Fire is next, I'm hoping for a good youth pull.
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12-06-2003, 07:05 PM
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Steve Muse
145 000 US$, 17 years, passable form Has disastrous experience and weak leadership abilities Stamina: weak Keeper: disastrous Playmaking: excellent Passing: poor Winger: weak Defending: inadequate Scoring: inadequate Set Pieces: poor So just when things look their bleakest I get a great youth pull...he'll be a decent defensive middie, but we have to up that stamina, at this point, I'm dedicated to forward training, so he'll go on the market, but I'm figuring out a price, at least my youth squad is not failing me.
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12-06-2003, 07:40 PM
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Any thoughts on what you'll do with the money?
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Well I have to sell him first...and from what the board informs me, he should be around 1 million. My first option is to probably up my stadium again, not a lot, I'm near sellout now, (even with not winning a game yet). 2nd option is to upgrade my midfield, and perhaps another good winger and go with a 3-5-2 in leagues, and 3-4-3 in friendlies... I would also sell off any undesirables, and one of my strikers (since I'll only be training 5 instead of 6). Let's face it, I'm deep in a hole right now. Nationals leads with 9 points to my zero, I would have to really impress in the next 10 games (plus I'm going to lose this weekend to Ring). I take it, dependant on the sale, 1. Stadium expansion 2. One very good midfielder 3. Keep the remainder and see what happens the next few fixtures, if I can get back in the run, I'll buy another midfielder, if I'm out, I'll save up for another good striker trainee. But we'll see, my head is swimming right now. |
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12-06-2003, 08:50 PM
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Just remember, series aren't won in a day. Upgrade that stadium if you need it, plug that midfield hole if you need it, and upgrade your trainees if they need help (i.e. you have a bunch of 19 and 20yos who are only solids).
Just don't let that money go to your head or you'll make silly purchases. We've all done it  SI
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12-06-2003, 09:00 PM
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My trainees are actually quite young but I concur they're nowhere near some groups. Weller passable striking/inadequate passing 18 y.o Tudor passable striking/poor passing 17 y.o Alvarez excellent striking/passable passing 19 y.o. Grewar sold striking/poor passing 21 y.o. Manenica solid striking/poor passing 18 y.o. Hey-You passable striking/solid passing 20? y.o. I could perhaps buy an excellent striker, and a decent midfielder, and forgo the stadium expansion... True, about winning the series, but v.56 is the toughest (a least top three of all div 5), every year gets harder as these teams already have at least 2 to 3 levels of midfield on me, and none have made the jump to div 4. Looking over prices I overestimated midfielder prices, so I'm going to look for a decent high solid with good secondaries, over splurging for an excellent... I'll be looking over 17 y.o. strikers...maybe I'll find a diamond in the rough (or just in the offhours). |
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12-06-2003, 09:46 PM
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I'm firmly in the "incremental increases" category of building a team. However, sometimes you need to make a big jump at one position or another, going from below average to above average (I just don't advocate going from average to super above average when that cash could probably be spent putting 3 positions to above average instead). You should be able to get a solid/solid (stam/pm) with good secondaries for well under $500K (don't know the exact price- it may be as low as $200K considering all the deflation in the middie market). Basically, be on the lookout for someone who you will be able to use at the next level- someone who will be your star now and a serviceable second or third option on the next level (at which point, you'll do an upgrade from below average to above average on your other middie).
No reason to run out and get an excellent striker since that's what your training and your guys will be there soon enough. And, I'd really stay away from trying to grab a 17yo excellent striker just to have one. U20 players aren't all they are cracked up to be. Just ask TP and his army of doctors working on the guy he spent millions on. I would certainly sell Grewar as soon as he gets to excellent striking just because he's kindof old to train and not that much better than a trainee who can step in and replace him. Then you can grab another trainee who's 17 instead. Maybe even snag one with passable passing, if they're affordable. I've been looking for an excellent striker with higher than poor passing and there's a huge gap there! You can buy a exc/poor for ~300K but to get one with passable passing runs 600K+ Oh, and about stadium expansions- if you have the cash to do it and think you can fill it- do it sooner rather than later. That'll make you money and it's a lot easier to pull the trigger on it when you have $1M in the bank instead of when it would put you $300K in the hole in the offseason. SI
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12-07-2003, 08:01 PM
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Ring of Fire - Ultra Nox 3 - 1
Date: 12/8/2003 at 01:00 MatchID: 11048861 Arena: Ring of Fire Arena Crowd: 27086 spectators had come to Ring of Fire Arena this cloudy day. Ring had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: Nilsson - Philippens, Sahllius, Knapp - Norton, Martin, Staicu, Boston, Ellis - Duncan, Corbett. Ultra tactics involved an interesting 3-4-3 combination. The following players had been chosen: Cambra - Noe, Sivit Gañán, Dunn - Karetu, Cabras, Amoudry, Farr - Hey-You, Alvarez, Manenica. Ultra mostly ignored the flanks in favour of attacks in the middle. Ring were very close to putting themselves one up in the 6:th minute as Dirk Martin got through, but failing in concentration, he shot the ball wide. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, Ring´s Rich Boston got himself booked. Ring took the lead in the 13th minute after a magnificent free kick. Gil Norton adjusted the score to 1 - 0. In the 17:th minute of the match the visitors central line of defence had to look on as Oscar Duncan dashed through, knocking home 2 - 0 for Ring. A great save by goaltender Antonio Cambra in the 20:th minute kept the visitors in the game as Gheorghe Staicu struck from the left with a real cannonball. Ring´s Oscar Duncan left the field after 30 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was Tomás Biglino. The teams went for a half-time break at 2 - 0. Ring, bringing the final ball possession rate to 75 percent, dominated the battle. The referee showed Rings Glenn Knapp the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Xu Hey-You went down after a savage challenge, but could keep on playing after some medical attention. Glenn Knapp increased Rings lead to 3 - 0 by putting a header away on a hooked ball from the right. A bit later Ultra´s Ismael Sivit Gañán easily reduced to 3 - 1 after a misunderstanding in the home sides central defense line. A couple of quick and successful challenges, followed by a shot from just outside the penalty area after 90 minutes might have resulted in another goal for Ring. However, Antonio Cambra made a spectacular save. Ring, bringing the final ball possession rate to 76 percent, dominated the battle. Ring´s best player was Rich Boston. Tomás Biglino on the other hand, had a terrible day. Ultra´s best player was Rob Dunn. Xu Hey-You was a disappointment, however. The match ends 3 - 1. Not unexpected, nothing can keep me down after watching the Eagles win from section 102, row 9, a mere 9 rows from the field...nice belated birthday gift from my brother, and of course, Steve Muse, a nice belated birthday gift from hattrick
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12-07-2003, 08:02 PM
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Ring of Fire
Player rating and Team formation Midfield: excellent Right Side Defence: outstanding Central Defence: brilliant Left Side Defence: magnificent Right Side Attack: excellent Central Attack: solid Left Side Attack: inadequate Ultra Nox Player rating and Team formation Midfield: poor Right Side Defence: outstanding Central Defence: magnificent Left Side Defence: passable Right Side Attack: weak Central Attack: formidable Left Side Attack: excellent Hard to top an excellent midfield, and this team is still chasing the Nationals for first place, go figure.
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3 stars: Cambra (GK), Noe (WB), Ganan (Def), Amoudry (Mid), Karetu (OffMid), Cabras (DefMid), Alvarez (striker), Manenica (striker), 3.5 stars: Dunn (def) 2.5 stars: Hey-You (striker), Farr (wing) Dunn is in high form with an excellent form...a good effort by the team, just a better one by the opponents...for a 3-4-3 were sure aren't scoring much, but our opponents' are.
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V.56 results for the week:
PA Tall Trees - Mesa Mehados 0 - 1 Mehados probably PIC'd, still, I'm amazed they couldn't score more against this team. Heavy Metal Supersta - Riddle 1 - 3 Every year there is a surprise team, Riddle got a relegation match last season, this season they're battling for 1st place, and Heavy Metal, a top favorite, is having a rough season (though not as rough as mine). bangeranger - Nationals 0 - 7 'Nuff said, bangeranger is not a team that can compete with the big fish, now we'll have to see in a faceoff, whether I can compete with them.
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My youth pull sold for a little under 1 million:
1. Expanded stadium 2. Paid bills 3. Grabbed an excellent midfielder 1a. Should be about 27k seater, very nice, I chose the middle option because one never knows how tough the remainder of the season will be. 2a. I'll have 24k sitting in the bank after this week, not counting a cup rules friendly this evening. 3a. Avi Abutbool (12935740) 23 years, passable form, healthy A nasty fellow who is balanced and upright. Has poor experience and poor leadership abilities. Nationality: Israel Assessed value: 250 000 US$ Wage: 2 172 US$/week including 20% Bonus Owner: Ultra Nox Warnings: 0 Stamina: excellent Goaltending: disastrous Playmaking: excellent Passing: weak Winger: weak Defending: inadequate Scoring: inadequate Set Pieces: solid Career Goals: 6 Career Hattricks: 0 League goals this season: 1 Cup goals this season: 1 He's mean but he'll be a decent playmaker for the team, the solid set pieces will help, and I'll set him up as a defensive mid, now I can only hope Karetu's form betters, otherwise he's on the market soon. The bonus is that Avi is only 23 which means his skill decrease isn't for a while unlike if I went after a 28,29 y.o. Avi should be the anchor for the midfield for the next few seasons.
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Due to expenses, and the fact that I have yet to win a game this season (or draw), I've decided to sell off some remnants...
Claude Karetu 184 000 US$, 30 years, weak form Has weak experience and weak leadership abilities Stamina: solid Keeper: disastrous Playmaking: solid Passing: solid Winger: inadequate Defending: inadequate Scoring: poor Set Pieces: passable On sale for $250k, Claude was supposed to be my offensive juggernaut, but he's mostly a whimper, I don't recommend him for anyone on FOFC, but if you want to gamble, here you go, in his defense, he didn't get a lot of playing time with his prior team, but I was sure form would go up by now, he hovers around weak. His age is at a dangerzone point, so I'm selling him now. Jorge Urioste (17746192) 28 years, inadequate form, healthy A controversial person who is balanced and honest. Has poor experience and wretched leadership abilities. Stamina: inadequate Goaltending: wretched Playmaking: solid Passing: weak Winger: weak Defending: poor Scoring: poor Set Pieces: inadequate Jorge isn't a bad player, just adequate, so I'm selling him off to use the cash on a better upgrade, he's 28, getting close to the big 3.0. I don't recommend unless you need to plug in, form stays around inadequate/passable. A bargain at 60k. Siem Herben 27 000 US$, 31 years, wretched form Has wretched experience and poor leadership abilities [Unpredictable] Stamina: excellent Keeper: wretched Playmaking: solid Passing: weak Winger: passable Defending: wretched Scoring: disastrous Set Pieces: poor I don't recommend Siem to anyone here, his form went from poor to wretched and has not rebounded, even with playing time in friendlies, he's a bargain at 20k, but I doubt he'll be bought except by some greenhorn...he was a worthy gamble when he was at poor form, but he just never rebounded...and I found two better wingers to boot. Blue Plate Special This is the guy I recommend to all of you, but he comes with a big cost....I can't plug him in anywhere, and he won't get training anymore, so I'm shipping him off...great as a defender (counterattck potential) or midfielder... Here he is: Steve Delay (10754003) 19 years, inadequate form, healthy A controversial person who is fiery and dishonest. Has wretched experience and inadequate leadership abilities. Nationality: Oceania Assessed value: 109 000 US$ Wage: 1 308 US$/week including 20% Bonus Owner: Ultra Nox Warnings: 0 Stamina: solid Goaltending: disastrous Playmaking: passable Passing: passable Winger: poor Defending: passable Scoring: wretched Set Pieces: poor At 19, he's still trainable, he did get training time at playmaking. passing and defending skills are passable. He's posted forms as high as excellent, but has inadequate due to lack of playing time or a slight injury...generally solid/passable. It comes with a cost, 450k. But that's because I really don't want to part with him. Hope some read this, all players to be sold (or fired) or (welcomed back) by 12/13 @ 18:28 hours (Delay was the last posted, so the other guys have earlier times).
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12-14-2003, 09:27 PM
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Everyone I put up for sale was sold...so I went on the hunt for some midfielders...
Grabbed this one before my league match: Avi Abutbool 249 000 US$, 23 years, passable form Has poor experience and poor leadership abilities Stamina: excellent Keeper: disastrous Playmaking: excellent Passing: weak Winger: weak Defending: inadequate Scoring: inadequate Set Pieces: solid I felt this was a good grab...I needed a playmaker, and Avi has it...the Israeli has experience, playmaking and a dash of just about everything else...solid set pieces, very nice...he was a pretty penny, but at 23, he should have plenty of seasons with me.
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12-14-2003, 09:29 PM
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Onto the match against dead team PA Tall Trees, this really shouldn't have been a contest, and it wasn't, my team got its first win of the season, and jumped from automatic relegation, to match relegation, which made the board happier, and the fans as well
Ultra Nox - PA Tall Trees 8 - 1 Date: 12/15/2003 at 01:00 MatchID: 11048882 Arena: Ultra Nox Arena Crowd: 12921 12921 spectators arrived at Ultra Nox Arena, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Ultra had chosen a strategic 3-4-3 formation. The following players had been chosen: Cambra - Stark, Noe, Dunn - Sivit Gañán, Cabras, Abutbool, Hanssen - Hey-You, Alvarez, Manenica. Trees had chosen a strategic 2-5-2 formation. Lineup: Walls - Oakes, Hanley - Sanborn, Perez, Ainsworth, Butts, Conway - Gould, Gil. Ultra clearly preferred attacks in the middle. Avi Abutbool gave his Ultra the lead with 1 - 0, as he successfully challenged both the guests central defenders, then placed the ball unreachably at the goaltenders right post. The referee showed Ultras Lucio Cabras the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Treess Michael Oakes had to leave the pitch, the team having noone to substitute him with! Trees seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion about the organization of the team. Rob Dunn got left behind when Trees´s Mitch Sanborn made a sudden pull forward in the 27:th minute, finishing off with a swift strike. 1-1! Branko Manenica gave his Ultra the lead with 2 - 1, as he successfully challenged both the guests central defenders, then placed the ball unreachably at the goaltenders right post. A speedy charge from the left side of the field put Ultra lead up with 3 - 1. Branko Manenica finished that one off competently, firing from an acute angle. Trees had obvious problems in finding their positions. Things were going to get worse for the visitors. Ike Noe squirmed himself through the central defense line in the 40:th minute, asserting the lead to 4 - 1. The structure of the game started to change as Ultra decided to pull back and meet their opponents in the defensive zone. In the 42nd minute Treess Francisco Gil received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Ultras Branko Manenica got himself booked after a foul. Mitch Sanborn went down after a savage challenge, but could keep on playing after some medical attention. The teams went for a half-time break at 4 - 1. Ultra held the ball, with a clear 71 percent possession rate. The Trees players spent the half-time break getting a rerun of the teams tactical organization. Almost all the way down to the corner flag Dennis Hanssen somehow managed to get a perfect pass into the middle, impossible to miss for Branko Manenica who struck for 5 - 1. By then Branko Manenica was a three time scorer - a hat trick! Ultra´s Adam Stark had an excellent opportunity in the 59:th minute, shooting on a through ball, but he missed the goal by miles! In the 70:th minute of the match the visitors central line of defence had to look on as Lucio Cabras dashed through, knocking home 6 - 1 for Ultra. The home sides Avi Abutbool twisted a free kick home in the 78:th minute, putting Ultra ahead 7 - 1. In the 83rd minute Ultras Óscar Alvarez received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Trees had made all their substitutions when Mitch Sanborn had to leave the game in the 86:th minute because of a pulled tendon, leaving the team a man short. In the 88:th minute of the match the visitors central line of defence had to look on as Xu Hey-You dashed through, knocking home 8 - 1 for Ultra. Trees had obvious problems in finding their positions. Trees had made all their substitutions when Franklyn Gould had to leave the game in the 89:th minute because of a pulled tendon, leaving the team a man short. Trees had obvious problems in finding their positions. Ultra, bringing the final ball possession rate to 86 percent, dominated the battle. The most dominating Ultra player was without a doubt Antonio Cambra. Dennis Hanssen was a disappointment, however. Trees´s best player was Ernest Ainsworth. However, Thad Walls made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 8 - 1. The guy didn't even have a legal lineup in, I'm still ticked we gave up a goal, no matter, this was a nice win, a nice boost after some terrible battles...the beauty is we play them again...
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12-14-2003, 09:32 PM
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I forgot I purchase a winger/wingback...a frenzy buy if you will, but he will make some strides into the team, he already replaced Bay Farr, which brings me to this, I'll probably be selling one of my strikers, and going 3-5-2 in matches, and 3-4-3 in friendlies...it seems insane to go against these teams with anything but a 3-5-2.
He'res that acquisition: Dennis Hanssen 199 000 US$, 25 years, inadequate form Has wretched experience and poor leadership abilities Stamina: inadequate Keeper: disastrous Playmaking: solid Passing: weak Winger: passable Defending: passable Scoring: weak Set Pieces: poor He's got playmaking skills, winger and defending skills, with a dash of passing...I'm hoping the form improves...he would be one of my wingers, Bay Farr to be the other, Davor to play on the friendly team.
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12-14-2003, 09:33 PM
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Ultra Nox
Player rating and Team formation Midfield: inadequate Right Side Defence: formidable Central Defence: world class Left Side Defence: excellent Right Side Attack: weak Central Attack: formidable Left Side Attack: solid PA Tall Trees Player rating and Team formation Midfield: wretched Right Side Defence: poor Central Defence: weak Left Side Defence: passable Right Side Attack: poor Central Attack: weak Left Side Attack: poor [b]Really no match here, first world class has shown up to my knowledge, a good team...we're becoming that, it has to do to those youth pulls, best not squander them, I'm hoping the players purchased will help, and that I'll avoid the Karetu curse, keep the picks middle of the road (21-27) with good form...and I should be okay. Stars next:
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12-14-2003, 09:36 PM
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3.5= Cambra (GK), Dunn (CD)
3.0= Abutbool (DefMid), Alvarez (S), Manenica (S), Hey-You (S), Noe (CD), Ganan (Mid) 2.5=Cabras (Mid), Stark (WB), Hanssen (W) Our three strikers all with 3 stars, very nice...Alvarez should be close to formidable.
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12-14-2003, 09:39 PM
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LAST ROUND
Nationals - Ring of Fire 0 - 3 Upset and probably will cost the Nationals their shot at promotion, Ring of Fire just destroyed them. Riddle - bangeranger 6 - 0 bangeranger is proving to be too small a fish for this pond, I'll be one guard though. Riddle is just tough this year. Mesa Mehados - Heavy Metal S 0 - 0 Heavy Metal is just not getting a break, and Mehados are Hattrick's version of the New Jersey Devils, they play pressing and hope for surprises...they beat me easily but a better team like Heavy or Riddle battles them to a draw or victory. Ultra Nox - PA Tall Trees 8 - 1 Nice to see that figure but we got Heavy Metal next week...rough game.
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12-14-2003, 09:40 PM
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Series: V.56 (8429)
Country: USA Level: 5 out of 6 Team Played Goals Points 1. Riddle 5 18 - 3 15 2. Ring of Fire 5 15 - 2 13 3. Nationals 5 18 - 6 12 4. Mesa Mehados 5 4 - 2 8 5. Heavy Metal Superst 5 6 - 10 4 6. Ultra Nox 5 10 - 13 3 7. bangeranger 5 4 - 21 3 8. PA Tall Trees 5 4 - 22 0 This could be Riddle's year...but Ring of Fire and Nationals are tough opponents...I'm hoping to play spoiler this year, as I doubt I have any chance.
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